In the very center of the Moon Surface City.

Stands the tallest white structure, like a Tower of Babel reaching the sky. If it weren't for the lack of an atmosphere on the Moon, its height would likely pierce the clouds. From the top of the tower, enormous alloy cables stretch tautly, connecting different corners of the Moon Surface City.

Suspended magnetic tracks are held firmly between the cables, encircling the entire vast city and industrial cluster.

Occasionally, maglev trains speed along the suspended tracks...

And countless small hovering aircraft float up and down, shuttling through the city with a strong sense of futuristic sci-fi...

Due to the continuous commissioning of a large number of bionic mechanical golems, the Moon Ring City indeed operates better, and numerous functional zones and industrial facilities can also be put into operation.

This also brings a bit of vitality to this sci-fi city that evolved from a giant orbital space station, making it no longer as empty as before. The roads, as wide as airplane runways, are no longer perpetually deserted, occasionally having only drones moving around.

Although bionic mechanical bodies are also not considered humans, nor living beings, they essentially have no major difference from drones.

The main control hub, known as the Management Array, is located somewhere deep underground, and the semi-automated computer network manages and monitors every corner of the city day and night, calculating and evaluating the current situation to ensure efficient city operations, while performing various calculations tirelessly around the clock.

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"Speaking of which, is the number of worlds you can sense fixed?"

Riding the rapidly ascending elevator, in quiet and steady operation, Gu Mo casually asked, his gaze passing through the seemingly fully transparent glass curtain wall to the city outside.

"The number of worlds I can sense...?"

Hiri was also seriously watching those towering super large buildings outside, rising to the sky, with an integrated vertical architectural style that is an engineering masterpiece. No matter how many times she sees it, she can't help but sigh in awe. When she heard his question, she paused slightly.

She thought carefully and then gave a definite answer:

"I'm not quite sure; it seems to be a lot, a lot, but the number that can be sensed at the same time is limited... However, this refers to unknown worlds that can be opened to, not the so-called 'registered worlds' that you mentioned that have been recorded."

"I don't know how to describe it, just, just... Anyway, I can tell they are different, as if I have two brains dedicated to different classifications. I can't express what the difference is between them, but I just know..."

The Demon Hunter Girl explained seriously, but the more she spoke, the more she stumbled, seemingly becoming frustrated as if the latter part of her speech turned into a helpless tone, showing considerable annoyance and headache.

For the development of her main ability, she is, of course, very attentive. After the inexplicable previous breakthrough, she became even more motivated. However, this ability seems overly idealistic, and even now, she still doesn't understand what the previous "breakthrough" was about, making it naturally difficult to grasp the deeper essence.

The mastery and use of the ability are the same. Although she feels things, she doesn't know how to express them, and in speaking, she gets herself entangled...

On the other hand, Gu Mo beside her listened, lightly pressing his fingers against his chin, thinking seriously, nodding continuously, looking contemplative.

"Do you...do you know what I mean?" Hiri hesitated for a moment upon seeing this, unable to resist asking.

"I can roughly comprehend it."

Hearing his calm response, the Demon Hunter Girl's expression instantly froze, a substantial sense of frustration rapidly surged within her... Who the hell possesses the special ability here?!

Gu Mo indeed could roughly deduce. The number of otherworlds Hiri could sense was naturally limited. According to her, although the number was many, many, the simultaneous number was not infinite and probably refreshed every three days.

After all, her current role is that of an NPC functional for the system's dungeon management function, and those otherworldly physical spaces she can sense that can open doors to access can be considered as dungeon worlds that the system locates and refreshes periodically.

As for the so-called "registered worlds," they are naturally dungeons with a successful full campaign, leaving corresponding records and accessible via Hiri opening doors back at any time... But in explaining to the girl, naturally, it wouldn't be phrased like that; it would be a different set of speculative terms in mysticism.

The swiftly ascending elevator began to decelerate, finally gliding to a stop.

The elevator doors opened, and the two of them stepped out.

This giant tower is currently the safest and most solid place in the Moon Surface City. Gu Mo plans to emulate the "Rain Swift Tower" from Hiri's world, setting up teleportation gates leading to different worlds here for the most rigorous monitoring and management, to build the Gate of All Realms.

According to a sequential numbering system, Hiri found the newest room or rather experimental field, albeit unfamiliar and not accustomed, she cautiously followed new regulations and, under various protective measures, opened the teleportation gate in the designated area of the experimental field as per someone's request.

A vortex of light convened, as if ripping an eye-visible portal across a flat plane.

——Speaking of it, ever since the dungeon entrances became visible, it certainly has become much more convenient...

Watching this increasingly ordinary scene, Gu Mo could not help but have this thought flash involuntary through his mind, as he hasn't encountered previous troublesome situations for a long period, like possibly stepping across the invisible boundary line into another spatial dimensional realm while merely walking.

So, these times were much more relaxed, and movement became quite convenient.

The ego had always been in seclusion training on Jupiter's Moon Europa, one clone stirred up storms in the Nioh World, while this clone naturally was responsible for daily actions on Earth.

Mainly responsible for weaving Techniques, attempting to grasp the yet-to-awaken Araiyer Consciousness, utilizing those so-called Dream-Enterers, to explore and grasp deep dreams, establishing nodes of each Technique, gradually consuming the giant invisible network formed by the intertwined spiritual wavelengths of seven billion people...

In the meantime, he also worked on building popularity, taking charge of editing and uploading various tidbits of gameplay records, consistently updating long serialized series, or occasionally releasing a side-story segment, gradually gaining momentum and taking the opportunity to start a company.

—This was mainly for "Legendary Level."

—The achievement badge for "Legendary Level" only upgraded from Copper Quality to Silver, yet it was already so potent. So what about reaching Gold Level, Legendary Level, or even higher?

He was quite interested in this; it could be seen as a long-term main quest. The rewards weren't tangible benefits, but its value undoubtedly surpassed the concepts of Level, Attributes, Skills, Equipment, and so on. Perhaps the further one progressed, the more terrifying its value became.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Gu Mo gazed at the teleportation gate Hiri had opened. As always, he tried to extend his Divine Will through it but was subtly blocked by some kind of force.

Would it block spiritual power or other Perception abilities from probing…

Could ordinary "signals" really get through? And what about the signals his phone previously connected to, could it actually be…

A strange idea flashed by, but his hand moved decisively, and with a flick of his finger, a stream of light invisible to ordinary human eyes swiftly flew into the teleportation gate, vanishing directly into the vortex of light.

Having completed this action, Gu Mo was about to ask Hiri to close the gate and wait a moment to observe the results, when he suddenly raised an eyebrow slightly.

The time flow speed on the other side was very fast, as if in the blink of an eye, several days had passed over there. The Consciousness Seed he implanted had already started to "take root and sprout," initiating activities — much smoother than he had initially expected; he thought it would at least require overcoming several twists and turns.

The overly smooth start left Gu Mo somewhat unprepared.

After a brief moment of surprise, he waved to the Demon Hunter Girl, his tone slightly peculiar: "...Um, all right, Hiri, you can close the gate now."

"Oh."

Hiri blinked her eyes, then nodded compliantly, closing the Gate of Space-Time she had just opened.

Gu Mo focused on the feeling; the power of "Single Appearance" was at work, allowing him to perceive the existence of that branched-out consciousness very clearly. Unlike directly divided Clones that occupied significant cost points, it was definitely an extension of his own thoughts!

—Success!

The unimaginably smooth progress left him slightly exhilarated as he took a deep breath and then, satisfied, looked towards Hiri: "Now open the door… to the passageway of the next world."

"All right…"

The Demon Hunter Girl's expression remained unchanged, seemingly without any doubt, as she waved her hand and reopened a new gate in the previous position. She was already used to this situation; after all, her job was simply to open and close doors, dutifully acting as a navigator and Gatekeeper.

Sure enough, she saw the young man clad in a moon-white Daoist Robe flick his finger again, shooting a stream of light toward the world on the other side.

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The time of unknown dimensions.

Perhaps due to the default mechanism of dungeon entry, the teleportation gate would always open in a world with life, conveniently avoiding human notice… It wouldn't appear in the desolate depths of cold space, nor would it open a dimensional passage in plain view of everyone.

Under the power of system rules, this ensured both efficiency and safety, facilitating Gu Mo's plans to unfold with supreme smoothness.

This side of the world.

It was the deep of night, everything silent.

On an almost isolated island, there stood gothic architectural structures with towering spires reaching the clouds, stained glass windows of all colors everywhere, a town seemingly filled with a strong religious atmosphere, as if peacefully lost in a beautiful dream.

"Damn it…"

Murmuring in such a tone, a tall young man clad in a black coat was busy working alone in a room.

He stood before a desk, flipping through thick books, trying to find solutions to his problems while gritting his teeth and glaring at his own right hand.

Over the past two days, the condition had worsened severely…

The entire right arm, from the fingertips to the elbow, had undergone some kind of grotesque mutation, appearing fierce, with bright red keratin hardening the skin and faint blue glowing patterns emerging…

"Tsk, tsk, the demon's right arm…"

At this moment, an eerie voice resonated in the room, causing the young man, troubled by the mutation of his right hand, to have a drastic change in expression. He swiftly drew a double-barreled revolver and quickly aimed it at the speaker behind him…

But no one was there; the room was empty.